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A gynecologist from The Hague who is the father of more than 500 children worldwide will stand trial, the daily De Volkskrant reported yesterday. The 41-year-old sperm donor was sued by Donorkind, an organization for donor children, and the mother of his two children.more

The sale of laughing gas to the public will be banned as part of a wider crackdown on antisocial behaviour, a Cabinet minister has confirmed. Levelling-Up Secretary Michael Gove said the “scourge” of nitrous oxide was turning public spaces into “drug-taking arenas” and was helping fuel anti-social behaviour that ministers are determined to stamp out.more

Pope Francis has definitively approved procedures to prevent and combat sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. The Vatican today published an updated version of Francis' apostolic letter "Vos estis lux mundi" (You are the light of the world), issued in 2019.more

A Nigerian politician who brought a man to the UK to harvest a kidney from him has been found guilty of conspiracy to obtain organs for transplant. This is the first such sentence under the new modern slavery laws, the AP reported on Thursday.more

Spain's Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that the country's euthanasia law, which has been in force since 2021, is constitutional. The verdict of the Constitutional Tribunal was made after a motion to investigate the case was submitted by the conservative Vox party.more

Language purists affiliated with the Association for the Defense of the French Language have sued the management of Notre-Dame Cathedral for translating explanations in the shrine into English only, AFP reported Tuesday.more

Sanctions imposed on Russian citizens after the attack on Ukraine are rather effective, as they freeze their assets, but insufficient, and legal mechanisms should be created to seize these assets, according to experts who track corruption.more

After yesterday's rejection by the National Assembly, the lower house of the French parliament, of two motions of no confidence in the government, the controversial pension reform raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 has been passed. In response to the events in the parliament, protesters clashed with the police in Paris.more

The British broadcaster BBC said it had advised employees to remove the Chinese company's TikTok app from company devices, unless it was desirable for professional reasons.more

The Conference of Ministers of Justice on Supporting the Activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Ukraine began today in London.more

The UK government's plans to introduce consistent waste collection policies across England could prove chaotic and unworkable, councils have warned. The details of major government reforms to waste collection in England are expected to be confirmed soon.more

A spokesman for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, referring to Putin's expected visit after the International Court of Justice (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader, said South Africa was "aware of its legal obligations".more

The British government has approved a bill that makes it mandatory for all domestic cats in England to be microchipped. The obligation will come into force on June 20, and failure to comply will result in a £500 fine.more

Three million people who applied for a driving licence during the worst of the pandemic experienced major delays, a report has found. Some applicants lost jobs or income, and suffered social isolation and mental health problems, parliament's Public Accounts Committee said.more

The Bundestag has lifted Germany's decades-long ban on blood donations by homosexual men. Germany's Aidshilfe association is highlighting the great progress on the issue, while the right-wing AfD party is criticizing the decision, the ZDF news portal reported.more

Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR) representative Andriy Yusov said today that the Kremlin is concerned about the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to order the arrest of Vladimir Putin. According to HUR, the search for a person to replace Putin is already beginning.more

A committee of MPs has referred Royal Mail to regulator Ofcom for breaching its requirement to deliver letters across the country six days a week.more

People who intend to have dogs at home will be required to complete a prior course in the care of these animals, according to the Animal Protection Act approved yesterday in Spain. The Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the parliament, supported the proposal to organize such a course at veterinarians or via the Internet.more

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared a list of which job centres will be taking part in a new pilot scheme that will encourage Universal Credit claimants to spend more face-to-face time with their work coaches. The scheme will aim to give 120,000 people in Universal Credit more support.more

Campaigners are calling on the government to close a minimum wage loophole, two years after the independent Low Pay Commission warned that it allowed vulnerable migrant workers in private homes to be exploited.more

For 70 percent of respondents, Pope John Paul II remains an authority, according to a poll conducted by the Pollster Research Institute for "Super Express".more

Facebook violated the privacy of Dutch users of the platform in 2010-2020 - the court in Amsterdam ruled yesterday. The judge found that the American company unlawfully processed personal data, using them, among others, to for advertising purposes.more

Financial Supervision Authority in Poland is working on a statutory solution: a settlement or repayment of the loan at the average exchange rate of the Polish Central Bank - the daily "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more

Schoolchildren and parents have pleaded with Education Minister Norma Foley to step in and introduce a homework ban. In letters to the minister, children wrote about how they were being forced to give up hobbies because they were given so much work to do after school.more

French MPs want to introduce a new law according to which minors under 15 will need parental consent to set up an account on a social networking site. The draft also sets the minimum age from which it will be possible to set up an account - 13 years.more